The report takes into account GDP per capita, life expectancy, social support and freedom to make life choices as indicators of happiness.

“People are happier living in societies where there is less inequality of happiness. They also find that happiness inequality has increased significantly (comparing 2012-2015 to 2005-2011) in most countries, in almost all global regions, and for the population of the world as a whole,” the report said.

University of Malawi’s Chancellor College economics professor Ben Kalua said it no suprise that the index has ranked Malawi not so happy a nation because of “so many adverse things” happening in the country.

The report is as good as the indicators. The problem is with quantifying issues that are inherently quantitative. Happiness has various definitions from one social system to the other. Different things constitute happiness. Apa a UN and a Kalua mwabwita……

Herewith a better perspective regarding the 2016 Happiness Index (Note the higher the “score”, the more unhappy the people of that country. Viz. citizens of Zimbabwe are happier than those of Malawi, who in turn are happier than those of Botswana, by far.

The scoring is somewhat subjective. Case in point: Are Zimbabweans really happier than Tanzanians, or are the former just worn out over the years? Many Malawians of the internet literati often write, with envy, about life in Botswana, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi: when the citizens of these countries see life differently.
So the scale has to be taken with a grain of salt … or even a Tablespoonful of salt.

In UK, you will also find people sleeping on the carton even by the roads, why only Malawi?
This thing is happening every where in the World don’t cheat us, tell me if people are happy where there is civil war, look in Malawi we will not fight each other, we will have enough maize,we will be under Gods control, our leaders we will be together build our mother Malawi, we will not accept your gay marriages!!! cant you see? zimatikwanila zomwe Ambuye amatipasa.